A Marsh Harrier hunting around a small lake in the desert
A common winter harrier found along the water bodies in the countryside. These medium sized birds are migratory from Central Asia and winter in large numbers in India. They hunt small reptiles like Snakes, frogs, monitor lizards and water birds. The hunting pattern is constantly harassing the birds till some of them just give up tired and don't fly away. Then the bird just pounces and makes a meal of them.
Here it was flying over the edge of small lake that is hosting 100's of the smaller teals. The water was shallow and just a few feet deep - so the Teals were active and in good numbers. And where there is prey, there are predators. There were about 2 Marsh Harriers and several other falcons too. Some of them roosted in the marshes, while others roosted on the lake banks.
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A Marsh Harrier hunting around a small lake in the desert
A common winter harrier found along the water bodies in the countryside. These medium sized birds are migratory from Central Asia and winter in large numbers in India. They hunt small reptiles like Snakes, frogs, monitor lizards and water birds. The hunting pattern is constantly harassing the birds till some of them just give up tired and don't fly away. Then the bird just pounces and makes a meal of them.
Here it was flying over the edge of small lake that is hosting 100's of the smaller teals. The water was shallow and just a few feet deep - so the Teals were active and in good numbers. And where there is prey, there are predators. There were about 2 Marsh Harriers and several other falcons too. Some of them roosted in the marshes, while others roosted on the lake banks.
Thanks in advance for your views, favorites and feedback. Much appreciated.